Noun
das Brett
Pronunciation: /bʁɛt/
board; plank
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plural Bretter
Meanings
Noun
- board; plank
Example sentence
Wie dick ist das Brett?
How thick is the board?
Word forms
singular
das Brett
plural
die Bretter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Brett
Accusativedas Brett
Dativedem Brett
Genitivedes Brettes
Plural
Nominativedie Bretter
Accusativedie Bretter
Dativeden Brettern
Genitiveder Bretter
Usage
- ein Brett zuschneiden — Cut a board to the required shape or size.
- ein Brett vor dem Kopf haben — An idiom for failing to understand something obvious.
Wir legen ein breites Brett über den schmalen Graben.
We are laying a wide plank across the narrow ditch.